Green Water Dragon
"Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive" - Henry Ellis
This little fella is from Indonesia, an insectivore that can grow to almost three feet in length in the safety of captivity. Known as the Green Water Dragon or Chinese Water Dragon supposedly they are friendly and love hanging out by some greenery and water. Obviously I didn't catch the last flight out of Toronto to Indonesia, though the thought of not having cold toes for the next three months is nice. I snapped the shot at the Toronto Zoo over the summer. Yeah it's another archive day. Lately the pile of work doesn't want to get smaller so it's all I can do to even post up the archives.
Nikon D70 | 800 | 1/50 | f5
- Lens: Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D AF
- Flash: None
- Tripod: None
- Lighting: Mixed Artificial Lighting
- Post Pro: Levels & Color Balance
- Weather: Indoor
- Time of Day: Afternoon
- Location: Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario
Posted on December 6, 2005 4:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (13) |
Comments
Chantal
Love this shot!
Posted at December 7, 2005 6:58 AM
Mike (exscientia)
What do they taste like?
Posted at December 7, 2005 8:14 AM
trish
please tell me why my lil' lizard is not green? He was not to much older than a hatchling at christmas, he had a bright green belly and 3-4 stripes. Now he is dark brown dry and scally! He has a wonderful pool one side of his home is hot and one side is cool... he gets crickets shake N baked in calcium stuff.. he gets kale (?) and other food... he gets misted daily... his lil' home gets cleaned fresh water everyday etc... He is very relaxed and comfortable being held...I just don't get it? We didn't think he was growing but when family showed up after not seeing him for a month they said he was huge as opposed to last time. Could he just be growing out of his old skin? Will he go bright again or is he sick? If you can help that's great if not that's OK too!
Posted at February 10, 2006 7:32 PM
cole
some lizards dont turn green until they get a bit older
Posted at October 23, 2006 8:21 PM
cole
some are born not green and slowly change
Posted at October 26, 2006 5:07 PM
krista
I have 2 Green water dragons i have a male and a female and i think that my female is having baby's. I was just wondering if you could help me find out if she is. She was the same size in the belly as the male but her's belly is a lot bigger then his now. She also has more gold yellow in under her front legs then him. So if you have any thing that can help me please e-mail.
Thank-you
Krista
Posted at November 18, 2006 5:34 PM
Katelyn
I love this picture!!!!!!!!
Posted at January 3, 2007 6:52 PM
unknown
Hi i'm .. and dying to get a Chinese Water Dragon but my mum thinks that they're horrid that's her opinion on lizards crocodiles snake and lizards! Can anyone tell me the best way to make her realize that they're creatures of magnificant beauty?
Posted at January 9, 2007 3:32 PM
unknown
By the way trish he's probably brown becuase kale is POISONOUS to them!
Posted at January 9, 2007 3:34 PM
unknown
Trish, dragon's turn brown when stressed out!
Posted at January 9, 2007 3:37 PM
teresa benjamin
i have a family member who wants to know how long do they live and how long do they get
Posted at January 25, 2007 10:44 AM
Taquisha
Hi i dont like water dragons so bye
Posted at February 12, 2007 1:57 PM
emily
Hey, first of all ya little man looks great! anyways im pickin up my first water dragon tomorrow and im a bit nervous because ive never had one, i have done lots of reading on them ive got all the tank set up for him/her is there any advise u can give me (dont panic i love pets and ive had my spider for 15 yrs shes still going strong) x
Posted at May 10, 2007 11:14 AM